The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-10-27
ATLANI'A,s BIG sIIOW.
An Inside View OF tho Piedmont Exposi-
ton.

An Inside View of tho Piedmont Exposl-
ton.
AUGUSTA, October 2O.--As usual At
lanta succeeded in drawing a crowd TO
her great Piedmont Exposition, and
never before in the history of the United
States have been congregated in one city
so many Southern people. The Consti-
tuition estimates the visitors at one hun.
dred thousand, and it is certain that if
not absolutely correct their estimate is
little too great.
As to accommodating that vast multi.
tude, Atlanta and hc= people fell far
short. They we're there, but where they
eat or slept is mystery. 1t is certain
that half the crowd, while not succeeding
in getting more than morsel to satisfy
their hunger, remained upon the streets
under awnings, and in every conceivable
place where they could be protected from
tho rains which lasted throughout both
days of the visit of the President and
Mrs. Cleveland.
Hundreds were there who did not even
see the Exposition, being unable to secure
seats in the cars or in the vehicles run
ming between the city and the Exposition
grounds. Hundreds more were unable
to secure passage on the many trains
running to the city from different points
in the State, and many have as yet been
unable to leave owing to the perfect jam
of people in each and every outgoing
train.
The fact is Atlanta has been utterly
unable to accommodate in any way the
| immense crowd that went to witness the
Exposition and to see the President and
his wife.
THE PRESIDENT AND HIS WIFE.
As to the President and Mrs. Cleve.
land, they undoubtedly received an
ovation, the rain, slush and mud not in
the least degree dampening the ardor OF
the assembled multitude. Mrs. Cleye.
land, more than the President, was the
object of all eyes. At the Capital City
Club reception she was the queenliest OF
queens. Among the guests, nine hun
dred in all and at least half ladies, not
one compared with Mrs. Cleveland in
beauty. Clad in myrtle green plush
| dress, trimmed with cream ecru lace, cut
modestly decollete back and front, with
out jewelry, save baudeau of brilliant
diamonds in her hair and on her bosom
brooch of precious stones, never did
woman possess handsomer or more cap.
tiyating appearance. She is perfectly
lovely, being rather dark in coloring,
with brown hair and dark roguish eyes
looking brightly from beneath straight
eyebrows of black.
HOW MRS. CLEVELAND SHAKES HANDS.
Mrs. Cleveland's manner of shaking
ones hand is certainly attractive, to say
the least of it. She first glances into
your face, steps forward with the left foot.
catches q good hold with her well. shaped
but large hand, and gives one a hearty
shake twice. With each shake she rests
her eyes upon your face and smiles
sweetly.
THE EXPOSITION.
The Exposition proper was an excellent
advertisement for Atlanta firms, the
main building having been roostly occu,
pied with their displays. The mineral
display was probably the finest ever
witnessed in the South, and fully dem.
onstrated the vast worth of the Piedmont
section. The cattle, poultry end other
displays we're also good, but the display
made by the Augusta cotton factories
eclipsed all of the kind, and was proba.
bly the most attractive display at the
Exposition. Mr.. Robert Schley had
charge of that display, having it arranged
symmetrically, and the thousands who
| examined the goods from this city were
delighted and no less surprised at its
magni6cence.
THE MILITARY COLLAPSE.
The races were only ordinary, but the
most inferior portion of the entire Ex-
position was the military display. The
sham battle was a fraud of the first de-
gree, and the treatment of the visiting
military, only about 300 men, was not
worthy of commendation. They were
assembled at 9 o'clock in the morning on
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| their positions in a drizzling rain almost
three hours before the march to the scene
of battle commenced. Upon arriving on
the grounds the infantry was marched
around for an hour in mud ankle deep
before they were assigned to positions,
and the cavalry we're marched around
the halfmile race track half a dozen
times in the drenching rain, awaiting
the commencement of maneuvres. Two
mortars from an adjoining hill threw
paper shells in the air, which exploded
about four hundred feet up, while two
cannon kept up firing. After the am,
munition for these was about exhausted
the infantry was drawn up in one contln.
uous line and commenced firing. The
cavalry ran around the race track two or
three times and discharged few pistols,
and thus the battle closed.
But, of course, it was a great military
display, at least so say Atlantians. The
Augusta military companies were DISCUS
ted, and more than one member took a
solemn oath never to visit Atlanta again
on q pleasure trip.
a BIG CROWD ANYHOW.
But as whole the Exposition was q
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